05/17/2005 - Minutes (2) PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
WORK SESSION
TUESDAY, MAY 17 , 2005
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in a Work Session on
Tuesday, May 17, 2005, at 5 : 30 p.m. in Room 326, City Council Office,
City County Building, 451 South State Street.
In Attendance : Council Members Carlton Christensen, Eric Jergensen,
Van Turner, Nancy Saxton, Jill Remington Love, Dave Buhler, and Dale
Lambert
Also in Attendance: Mayor Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson; Cindy Gust-
Jenson, Council Executive Director; Rocky Fluhart, Chief
Administrative Officer; Sam Guevara, Mayor' s Chief of Staff; Ed Rutan,
City Attorney; Lynn Creswell, Senior City Attorney; Jamey Knighton
Anderson, Labor Relations Specialist; Lehua Weaver, Council
Constituent Liaison; Sylvia Jones, Council Research and Policy
Analyst/Constituent Liaison; Vicki Pacheco, Council Staff Assistant;
Janice Jardine, Council Land Use Policy Analyst; Doug Wheelwright,
Planning Land Use and Transportation/Subdivisions; Jennifer Bruno,
Council Policy Analyst; Kay Christensen, Budget Analyst; Susi Kontgis,
Budget Analyst; Laurie Donnell, Budget Analyst; Lu Ann Clark, Director
of Housing and Neighborhood Development; Randy Hillier, Debt
Management Analyst; Steve Fawcett, Management Services Deputy
Director; Gordon Hoskins, Chief Financial Officer; Dan Mule, City
Treasurer; Louis Zunguze, Community Development Director; Brent
Wilde, Community Development Deputy Director; Andrea Curtis, Community
Development Senior Secretary; Tracy Stevens, Chief Procurement Officer;
Rick Graham, Public Services Director; Greg Davis, Finance Director;
Parviz Rokhva, Director of Streets and Sanitation; Orion Goff,
Building Official; Nancy Boskoff, Arts Council Executive Director;
Kendrick Cowley, Chief Information Officer; Bill Haight, Manager of
Technology Consultant Group; Dennis McKone, Fire Department
Administrative Assistant; Cheri Coffey, Deputy Director/Zoning
Administration/Preservation; Tim Harpst, Transportation Director; and
Chris Meeker, Chief Deputy City Recorder.
Council Chair Lambert presided at and conducted the meeting.
The meeting was called to order at 5 : 40 p.m.
#1 . 5 : 40 :26 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S
RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 . See Attachments
Sylvia Jones, Orion Goff, Cheri Coffey, Louis Zunguze, Brent
Wilde, Nancy Boskoff and Laurie Donnell briefed the Council with
attached handouts . Ms . Jones said there was a correction to Page 4 of
the staff report under the Transportation Division. She said the
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fourth line should read Utah Department of Transportation instead of
Utah Transit Authority. Councilmember Love asked what the current
wait was for plan review for residential . Mr. Goff said not more than
three weeks for residential . Councilmember Buhler asked about the
expedited plan review. Mr. Goff said the customer would have the
option of paying an approved out source firm to do the plan review or
they could pay directly into the restricted revenue fund to cover
overtime for staff.
Councilmember Christensen asked about the proposed new Planner
and the effect on the North West Master Plan. He asked if the Planner
was not approved would the master plan still be completed. Mr.
Zunguze said numbers would have to be revised and much of the work
would have to be completed by an outside firm. Councilmember Lambert
asked what the timeline was for the North West Master Plan. Mr.
Zunguze said approximately 18 months and would begin as soon as the
appropriation was completed.
Councilmember Saxton asked about fee increases for conditional
use permits . She asked if other cities in the Wasatch Front compared
with Salt Lake . Mr. Zunguze said fees had not been increased since
1995 . He said the proposal would bring Salt Lake City in line with
other neighboring communities . Councilmember Saxton requested the
permits counter develop a questionnaire regarding their hours of
operation.
Councilmember Jergensen asked for a more extensive explanation of
the proposal for West Capital Hills .
#2 . 6: 32 : 09 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S
RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE REFUSE FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-06 . See
Attachments
Rick Graham, Lehua Weaver, Greg Davis and Parviz Rokhva briefed
the Council with the attached handouts . Councilmember Saxton asked
why Salt Lake City fees for the landfill were below what the
competitor charged. Mr. Graham said Salt Lake County Landfill was
very well run. He said the recycling service programs, collection and
resale of metals and the compost program provided revenue over and
above costs . He said the generation of revenue off-set other costs
and kept fees low. Councilmember Saxton encouraged Management
Services to use funds from the landfill to cover costs for green waste
recycling.
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Councilmember Jergensen asked Mr. Graham to calculate the point
at which the cost increase at the landfill would become negative to
the City and what cost would be .
#3 . 7 : 36 : 09 PM RECEIVE A BRIEFING REGARDING THE MAYOR' S
RECOMMENDED BUDGET FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES,
INCLUDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES (IMS) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-
06 . See Attachments
Ken Cowley, Bill Haight, Rocky Fluhart, Steve Fawcett and Sylvia
Jones briefed the Council with the attached handouts . Mr. Cowley said
the Salt Lake City television station was doing well and had received
an international award for content. Councilmember Saxton asked that
the content on the television station be more mixed.
Mr. Fawcett said the new Revenue Analyst and Auditor position
would audit sources of revenue and determine if collections were
correct. He said the position should increase revenue enough to pay
for the cost of the position. Councilmember Jergensen asked Mr.
Fawcett to provide Council staff with a record of account payables
past 60 days, passed 90 days and the average day receivables .
Councilmember Jergensen asked Mr. Fawcett to provide a written
explanation regarding a correction for an estimate of $64, 000 for an
individual salary which would be billed to a Special Improvement
District.
Councilmember Buhler asked Ms . Jones to develop information
regarding what percentage of City employees used computers and what
percentage did not use computers . Mr. Cowley said he was working to
get the same figures and would forward them to the Council .
Councilmember Christensen asked Mr. Cowley about purchase and
replacement value for computers . Mr. Cowley said replacement value
was included in the projections for the program. Councilmember
Christensen said this would be a good area for a management audit.
Mr. Cowley said currently the City contracted to CDI, a web
producer at a cost of $53, 000 . He said a full-time employee could
take over the service and save the City $8, 000 . He said by stopping
the use of contract service was a better way to go.
#4 . 8 :25 : 45 PM CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION
FOR THE PURPOSE OF STRATEGY SESSIONS TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE,
EXCHANGE, OR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEN PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE
TRANSACTION WOULD DISCLOSE THE APPRAISAL OR ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION OR PREVENT THE PUBLIC BODY FROM
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COMPLETING THE TRANSACTION ON THE BEST POSSIBLE TERMS AND TO DISCUSS
PENDING REASONABLY IMMINENT LITIGATION; PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. §§
52-4-4 , 52-4-5 (1) (a) (iv) , AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS THAT ARE
PRIVILEGED, PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE ANN. § 78-24-8 .
#5 . CONSIDER A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IN
KEEPING WITH UTAH CODE TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS, PURSUANT TO UTAH
CODE ANN. §§ 52-4-4 , 52-4-5 (1) (a) (ii) .
Councilmember Jergensen moved and Councilmember Christensen
seconded to enter into the Executive Sessions, for the purpose of
strategy sessions and to discuss labor negotiations , which motion
carried all Council Members voted aye .
#6 . DISCUSS BUDGET FOLLOW UP ISSUES .
This issue was not discussed.
#7 . REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING REVIEW OF
COUNCIL INFORMATION ITEMS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS .
This issue was not discussed
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 26 p .m.
COUNCIL CHAIR
CHIEF DEPUTY RECORDER
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This document along with the digital recording constitutes the
official minutes for the City Council Work Session meeting held May
17, 2005 .
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